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The Deductive Maze: A Logic Riddle Gauntlet

Eight demanding puzzles where rigorous deduction is essential. Each scenario requires meticulous step-by-step reasoning to reach a single, defensible conclusion. Good luck.

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1
On a list of statements, the first one reads: 'All statements on this list are false.' What is the minimum number of statements that must be on the list for this scenario to be logically consistent, with no paradox?
Question 1
2
Three perfectly logical prisoners, A, B, and C, are lined up facing forward (A sees B and C, B sees C, C sees nobody). The warden has five hats: three red and two blue. He places one hat on each prisoner, hiding the rest. He asks A, then B: 'What is the color of your hat?' Both remain silent, having no definitive answer. He then asks C, who has not seen any hats. What color does C correctly deduce he is wearing?
Question 2
3
A prisoner must choose one of three identical doors; one leads to freedom, the others to death. A guard stands before them who always tells the truth but will answer only one yes/no question about the doors. The prisoner may not ask a question that requires a non-yes/no answer. What single question, when asked, maximizes the prisoner's chance of selecting the door to freedom?
Question 3
4
Four perfectly logical people, each with a dot on their forehead, sit in a circle so each can see the others' dots but not their own. They are told there are at least one red dot and one blue dot present (only those two colors). No one speaks until the moderator asks, in order, 'Do you know your color?' The first person says no. The second person says yes. The third person says no. What color is the fourth person's dot?
Question 4
5
Three closed boxes are labeled 'Apples', 'Oranges', and 'Apples & Oranges'. Each label is incorrect. You may select one fruit from one box of your choosing, look at it, and then must correctly deduce the contents of all three boxes. From which box do you take the single fruit?
Question 5
6
Two perfect logicians, A and B, each have a positive integer written on their forehead. They see the other's number but not their own. They are told the two numbers are consecutive. The following public exchange occurs: A says, 'I do not know my number.' B says, 'I do not know my number either.' What is A's number?
Question 6
7
At a party with five married couples, no one shakes hands with themselves or their spouse. At the end, each person asks the other nine how many hands they shook and receives a different answer from 0 to 8. Which pair is married? (Answers are given as 'Mr. X and Ms. Y', where X and Y are the numbers of handshakes each reported.)
Question 7
8
On the island of knights and knaves, knights always tell the truth, knaves always lie. You meet two inhabitants, A and B. You know exactly one of them is a knight. A says, 'I am a knight or B is a knight.' What is B certainly?
Question 8